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Psychological Problems Derived from Mastectomy: A Qualitative Study
Advances in treatment of breast cancer have not avoided using mastectomy in all cases, and when this happens, we are dealing with a woman who is suffering from psychological problems. In order to study this issue we have carried out a research with the collaboration of The Andalusian Association of...
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2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265278/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22312492 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/132461 |
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author | Arroyo, José Manuel García López, María Luisa Domínguez |
author_facet | Arroyo, José Manuel García López, María Luisa Domínguez |
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description | Advances in treatment of breast cancer have not avoided using mastectomy in all cases, and when this happens, we are dealing with a woman who is suffering from psychological problems. In order to study this issue we have carried out a research with the collaboration of The Andalusian Association of Women with Mastectomies (AMAMA) in Seville, which provided us with a sample of 46 mastectomized women. The objective of this study is to analyze in depth the psychological reaction of women to mastectomy through its different stages from diagnosis to surgical treatment. We chose a cualitative method so as to explore the subjective components of psicologycal respons. As a result, we found in studied women: (a) The “fracture” of the “corporal imaginary” related to the disappearance of a valuable organ, linked to the feeling of loss of personal attractiveness, low self-esteem and avoidance of social relationships. (b) The problem with “femininity” has been linked to the issue of “desirability”, something innate in the “feminine position”. (c) Many of them keep in mind the idea of mutilation, as a “hole” which is impossible to integrate. (d) Finally, we demonstrate how certain features of personality made them especially vulnerable to the explained phenomena. |
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spelling | pubmed-32652782012-02-06 Psychological Problems Derived from Mastectomy: A Qualitative Study Arroyo, José Manuel García López, María Luisa Domínguez Int J Surg Oncol Research Article Advances in treatment of breast cancer have not avoided using mastectomy in all cases, and when this happens, we are dealing with a woman who is suffering from psychological problems. In order to study this issue we have carried out a research with the collaboration of The Andalusian Association of Women with Mastectomies (AMAMA) in Seville, which provided us with a sample of 46 mastectomized women. The objective of this study is to analyze in depth the psychological reaction of women to mastectomy through its different stages from diagnosis to surgical treatment. We chose a cualitative method so as to explore the subjective components of psicologycal respons. As a result, we found in studied women: (a) The “fracture” of the “corporal imaginary” related to the disappearance of a valuable organ, linked to the feeling of loss of personal attractiveness, low self-esteem and avoidance of social relationships. (b) The problem with “femininity” has been linked to the issue of “desirability”, something innate in the “feminine position”. (c) Many of them keep in mind the idea of mutilation, as a “hole” which is impossible to integrate. (d) Finally, we demonstrate how certain features of personality made them especially vulnerable to the explained phenomena. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3265278/ /pubmed/22312492 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/132461 Text en Copyright © 2011 J. M. G. Arroyo and M. L. D. López. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Arroyo, José Manuel García López, María Luisa Domínguez Psychological Problems Derived from Mastectomy: A Qualitative Study |
title | Psychological Problems Derived from Mastectomy: A Qualitative Study |
title_full | Psychological Problems Derived from Mastectomy: A Qualitative Study |
title_fullStr | Psychological Problems Derived from Mastectomy: A Qualitative Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Problems Derived from Mastectomy: A Qualitative Study |
title_short | Psychological Problems Derived from Mastectomy: A Qualitative Study |
title_sort | psychological problems derived from mastectomy: a qualitative study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265278/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22312492 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/132461 |
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